Petition to put post office at NorthgateTamworth Northern Daily Leader, Australia –3 hours ago“The whole of the area around the Northgate complex is being visited door-to-door by an elderly lady, aged 89, who is just so keen to see the post office… More: continued here
Darling stamps on Nationalist call for share of North Sea oil cashTimes Online, UK –5 hours agoAlex Salmond has demanded that Gordon Brown allocates Scotland a share of what he claims is a £4billion windfall for the Treasury generated from the soaring … More: continued here
SIGNATURES are rapidly being gathered by residents near Tamworth’s Northgate Shopping Centre as the community rallies for an Australian Post shop to go into the refurbished complex. More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Post office closures will set off outcry, say MPsguardian.co.uk, UK –3 hours agoThe committee points to the close relationship between Royal Mail as the universal service provider – the one-price-goes-anywhere obligation – and the post …Post Office to close some profitable branches admits MinisterTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail Under More PressureFinancialAdvice.co.ukAnother 4000 post offices face axeTimes OnlineUK Express – Politics.co.ukall…
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MPs will today mount a scathing attack on the governance of the state-owned post office network, criticising the “simply unacceptable” lack of financial transparency and the Royal Mail’s “unsatisfactory” power over branch closures. More: continued here
Thousands more post offices could shut even after the Government’s controversial closure plan is over, potentially halving their total. More: continued here
CLEVELAND, June 1 (UPI) — U.S. Rep. David Hobson, R-Ohio, has directed millions of taxpayer dollars to bankroll projects near real estate he owned in southcentral Ohio, records show. More: continued here
Promoter Bob Arum’s Top Rank is ordering a large quantity of the special series of stamps issued by the Philippine Postal Service honoring Filipino national treasure Manny Pacquiao. More: continued here
Australian online auction customers continue to abandon eBaySmartCompany.com.au, Australia –1 hour agoMelbourne-based auction site OZtion announced a 50% increase in sales for May compared with March, as dissatisfaction grows among eBay users angry with the … More: continued here